Lamium

Latin Name: Lamium spp.

Dead Nettle, is ashade-loving perennialprized for itscolorful foliageandground-covering habit. Growing612 inches (1530 cm) tall, its ideal forwoodland gardens, borders, and containers.

Popular varieties likeLamium maculatumfeaturesilver-striped leavesandpink, white, or purple flowers(spring to early summer).Drought-tolerantonce established, it thrives inpartial to full shadeandwell-draining soil.

Non-invasive(unrelated to stinging nettle), itsdeer-resistantandlow-maintenance.

Perfect forunderplanting shrubsor pairing withhostas and ferns.

Key Features:

• Foliage: Variegated (silver/white/green)

• Flowers: Small, hooded (spring-summer)

• Spread: 1224 inches (3060 cm)

• Hardiness: Zones 38

Ideal fordry shadewhere other plants struggle.